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Lightroom Classic 15.3 · Known bug

Import hangs on files with pipe character in dc:subject

Not marked fixed as of Lightroom Classic 16.0.0. The bug was reported for Lightroom Classic 15.3. Adobe tracks it (status: Investigating). It happens on macOS only. There is a workaround.

Status
Not fixedAdobe: Investigating
Severity
Major
Affects
Specific feature
System
macOS only

Workaround

Remove or replace pipe characters in dc:subject XMP before importing the file.

Timeline

  1. Jun 20, 2026Reported on Lightroom Classic 15.3
  2. Nov 10, 2026Not marked fixed as of Lightroom Classic 16.0.0Adobe: Investigating

The report

0 votes · 6 replies

Reported on macOS by 2 people (from the report and 6 replies).

“P: Lightroom Classic v15.3, & later on Mac OS Tahoe: importing a photo file which includes a | (pipe) symbol in dc_subject metadata causes Lightroom to hang with 100% CPU usage.”

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